So i know y'all have been waiting for my Rap Mount Rushmore for a while....So im going to give you my picks and explain why I picked them. Of course you're free to disagree, but know this....these are my 4 rappers that I like and feel deserve these spots. There is no order but lets get into it.....
Spot #1- Jay-z
Believe it or not, Jay is the 1st rapper that came to my mind. I thought about maybe giving this spot to The Notorious B.I.G. but Biggie just doesn't have that much material. All 4 of the rappers i picked have lots of albums. Ok back to Jay-z. Jigga has been so successful and so consistent for the most part. Its just hard to imagine the rap game without Shawn Carter. For one his albums are all pretty good. Jay can make any type of song; from club bangers, to introspective songs, to love songs.
Personally Jay has been one of the reasons I started to like rap a lot. So he has surely earned his spot on my Mt. Rushmore of Rap. I feel Jay's best albums are Blueprint 1, Reasonable Doubt, then the Black Album.
Spot #2-Nas
Now i picked Nas for a lot of reasons, and I was contemplating puttin 2 Pac here instead. However I feel these 2 match up well, but I have always liked Nas more so there you go. Nas is an impeccable lyricist. Not only that but he's arguably rap's best storyteller. Nas has some classic albums under his belt.....i think the best 3 albums he's put out are Illmatic, Stillmatic, and Life Is Good. You can poke holes in my album list, it doesn't matter.
Spot #3-Kanye West
Kanye is one of my favorite rappers, if not my favorite all time. Im not gonna rant about his arrogance but Kanye is, i think, the most creative rapper of all time. He is a great producer of course, which has helped him have a unique sound. Kanye lyrically, much improved from College Dropout days, but he hasnt seemed to be improved from 2010....I think My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is his best album, but i like Graduatin the most.....
Spot #4-Eminem
The White boy is no joke. He's an incredibly entertaining rapper. His music is almost always very introspective. Sometimes tho, he's just a beast on the mic, with a lyrical flow that makes him unique. I'd say that early on Em's career that he was more creative, but now hes much more focused on trying to be the best rapper ever. His best albums in my opinon are THe Marshall Mathers LP and then its up in the air after that.